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We had a court built this year. With all the rains, it looks like the crushed stone base is rising to the surface, and the stone dust is eroding. Is there a way to replenish the surface? |
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I'm completely unknowledgeable in this field, but I suspect adding more stone dust yearly will need to be done. There are two forums on the Gardenweb site which might help. One is for landscaping http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/design/ The other is for professionals http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/prof/ I'd ask over there, but probably change the title of your question to "bocce court question". |
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Established in 2001 by multiple donors from Pre-Paid Legal Services in honor of Harland and Shirley Stonecipher who founded Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc., in 1970. The company went public in 1979. Mr. Stonecipher, a former schoolteacher, had a goal to give every American – not just the wealthy- the ability to have equal access to the American Legal System." The scholarship fund provides scholarships to students who express a desire for the preservation of individual rights in this country.
"It would be difficult to exaggerate the impact the Harland and Shirley Stonecipher Scholarship has had on my legal education. The scholarship has allowed me to focus on non-profit work and devote my time to serving the underserved in the Tulsa area. Working with those most in need is an invaluable experience. I am thankful for the scholarship and hope to continue to pass on the altruism that has been given to me."- Harrison Garlick (JD candidate '15), Harland and Shirley Stonecipher Scholarship recipient

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In-store sales of women's clothing are expected to see a 9.2 percent increase in the third quarter of 2012, according to a just-released IBM analytics-based forecast of U.S. retail sales data. The prediction is complemented by a new IBM analysis of social media chatter indicating that U.S. consumers' desire for sales promotions skyrocketed in the second quarter as economic concerns mounted.
The IBM analysis of both US sales figures and social media data is meant to provide marketers with a more complete picture of a fast-evolving sales environment.
The IBM forecast for 3Q 2012, produced by IBM Global Business Services Chief Scientist Michael Haydock, is summarized below:
Category | Year-Over-Year Increase/Decrease |
Women's clothing | +9.2 percent |
Men's clothing | -6.7 percent |
Children's clothing | +6.2 percent |
Footwear | +5.2 percent |
Other clothing | +7.5 percent |
"This forecast reflects a growing trend: consumers are ready to shop," said Jill Puleri, global retail leader for IBM Global Business Services. "Consumers will be stocking up on items that they need, but still earmarking products for later in the season. For retailers to effectively tap into consumer desires, they need to deliver timely, hyper-personalized promotions that will compel consumers to instinctively act on a deal."
Demonstrated to be accurate to 97.26 percent (the average across the multiple retail categories listed above), the IBM forecast relies on 22 years of historical data and analytics software developed by IBM to evaluate both long-term trends and seasonal peaks. IBM consultants use these predictive techniques to help clients improve performance by addressing complex issues of supply and demand. These techniques also aid clients in planning product mix and new store locations. In producing the forecast, IBM applies analytics technology to economic data gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Online chatter about promotions double, but are consumers really satisfied?
Complementing the retail sales forecast, IBM released a new analysis of conversations on social media channels about fall shopping activity. Using analytics software, IBM studied approximately 236,804 mentions and posts on Twitter, message boards, blogs and news sources from two time periods — mid-April to mid-July 2011 and 2012.
The IBM Social Sentiment Index reveals a more than 50 percent increase in online discussion and sharing of promotions — such as coupons and sales. This suggests that consumers have been trained to sniff out sales and share promotions with their online communities.
Affinity for promotions increases
Of particular note, the analytics software measured the affinity that consumers posting online have for promotions. It discovered that women have developed a much stronger desire for promotions this year compared to last year.
The ratio of positive versus negative online comments about retail promotions declined twenty percent from 4.2 to 1 in 2011 versus 3.35 to 1 in 2012. The analysis revealed that consumers were not seeing the value from coupons and offers and the incentives were not substantial enough.
On the flipside, the conversation about product assortment and range was increasingly upbeat — with positive sentiment increasing by 54 percent. Consumers appeared to be seeing a good sample of products, and had ample choices to select from.
For example, consumers online posted favorable comments about clothing styles ranging from "casual," "chic," and "back-to-school," to "formal" and "suitable-for-work."
In other findings, consumers seem to be worried about ill-fitting clothes; especially in plus sizes. The conversations tended to focus on complaints — as the shift in the ratio of positive to negative comments fell by 37 percent year over year.
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Marty also handles litigation regarding tax and related matters, including representation of amici curiae in the U.S. Supreme Court in important cases such as Quill v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992). He has spoken before various trade groups and the Maine State Bar Association, the New York Society of Certified Public Accountants, Institute for Professionals in Taxation, the International Mass Retailing Association, the COST, the Promotional Marketing Association, the American Catalog Mailers Association, and the Direct Marketing Association. Marty is also the author of several publications regarding various tax topics that have appeared in State Tax Notes and the Journal of Multistate Taxation. He is a co–author of "Eyes on eCom Law," a blog that reports on legal developments of interest to direct marketers and online sellers. He also co–writes a blog for members of the American Catalog Mailers Association on tax and privacy issues.
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4 FM quick reads on Accessibility
1. Using ADA To Evaluate Facilities
Maintenance and engineering managers trying to ensure the accessibility of institutional and commercial facilities must consider the "usual suspects" —restrooms, entrances and interior paths. But they also must assess a host of other items and elements that can affect the use of a facility by an individual with disabilities.
Although alarms fall into this category, post-9/11 emergency preparedness and safety cannot have a higher priority. Audible alarms are only effective for people who can hear. Where audible alarms exist, ADA access guidelines require the installation of visual strobe alarms. This situation is particularly true in restrooms. Managers should take a serious look at their facilities to ensure that visual strobe alarms accompany audible alarms.
Other items of importance include water fountains and coolers, pay phones, cash machines, and vending machines. When negotiating for the lease, purchase or placement of these items, managers must make sure the items themselves meet ADA requirements.
Managers also must review product information carefully. The presence of an ad or cut-sheet with the international symbol of accessibility does not signify the item meets ADA requirements. There is no Underwriters Laboratory for ADA.
Instead, managers need to ask questions, make sure that the vendor answers them, and be confident that the new water fountain or cooler is compliant. Then make sure it is installed in an accessible location. Nothing is worse than a compliant water fountain located at the top of a set of steps.
Ultimately, managers must be vigilant about the accessibility and safety of their facilities. Using the ADA requirements as a template for that process is an excellent way to ensure a facility is safe and user-friendly for people with disabilities, seniors, parents pushing baby strollers, and even aging baby boomers — basically, everyone who visits a building each day.
2. ADA and Universal Design: A Closer Look
Much like green buildings and sustainable design, accessibility and universal design in institutional and commercial facilities make sense for a number of reasons, not simply for the sake of compliance. The concept makes facilities more user-friendly.
The task for maintenance and engineering managers is to help planners incorporate the concept in ways that benefit visitors and occupants and keep facilities maintainable. These examples offer managers straightforward, low-cost options.
Parking. Using placards indicating handicapped parking is on the rise in garages and lots. But senior citizens who have difficulty walking or health problems that are not readily obvious — such as emphysema or heart disease — often use them, as well. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides a numerical table to help managers determine the required number of reserved accessible van and car spaces. These are minimum standards, so if space is available, managers can include additional spaces.
If a facility has multiple entrances or levels of parking, consider spreading these spaces out among the entrances or levels, making sure additional spaces meet the requirements and include access aisles and signs.
Exterior areas. Sidewalks, parking lots, pathways and other areas of pedestrian travel are critical areas for proper maintenance. Repair work might take place during the winter to ensure that walking surfaces are clear and dry and that plowed snow does not end up ine accessible parking spaces or at the bottom of curb ramps.
It also is important to make sure walking surfaces remain smooth and free of gaps, cracks and other obstacles that present trip hazards for anyone, particularly those who have trouble seeing or walking. They then become a risk-management problem for the organization.
Entrances. Heavy doors generate the most complaints from people using buildings. Even though a large number of factors go into designing an exterior entrance, managers have options that can benefit all occupants and visitors.
Power-assisted door operators have become more cost-effective and cost-efficient. Again, from a universal user standpoint, delivery personnel, sales people and those pulling briefcases and PCs on wheeled cases are the heaviest users of these doors.
For airlock or interior doors, checking door closers regularly can mitigate accessibility complaints. Make sure that door operation requires a force of 5 pounds or less.
3. ADA Compliance Requires Proactive Approach
Managers in institutional and commercial facilities looking to avoid problems with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) can benefit from taking a proactive approach to the act's accessibility guidelines, which are far more than a set of requirements.
"The ADA is a civil rights law and a building code," says Joan Stein, president and CEO of Accessibility Development Associates, adding it continues to have a major impact on facilities more than 20 years after its enactment. More than 200 private ADA lawsuits are filed monthly in U.S. federal courts nationwide, she said.
How can managers get a sense of whether their facilities present barriers to accessibility? Stein says if somebody with a disability has to do something that is unequal, such as calling ahead before visiting a facility or going out of his or her way to gain access, the facility has a problem.
Facilities can use several permissible explanations for not complying with the regulations, Stein says. These explanations cover three instances: cases where changes to a facility would: be structurally impractical; alter the basic nature of the operation; or create financial hardship for the organization.
But she advises managers to tread carefully in one particular situation.
"Don't say 'financial hardship' unless you are prepared to open your books," Stein says. "They will make you open your books, and it is painful."
She also advises managers to be proactive regarding potential accessibility problems because doing so can give facilities better control over the process of making changes.
"If you wait for a complaint to be filed, you will lose control of the process," Stein says, adding the department will tell facilities what to do regarding mandatory changes, as well as when facilities must complete them.
4. Avoiding ADA Lawsuits
Accessibility lawsuits against facilities for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) have been on the rise over the last few years. The best defense against ADA lawsuits is to begin the process of removing accessibility barriers. Barriers are aspects of the built environment that lessen accessibility for a person with a disability. The removal process starts by assessing what needs to be done and then putting in place plans, procedures and policies to guide implementation. Two other steps are crucial:
Develop a written implementation plan. Managers can use data collected from an accessibility audit to create an access plan to remove barriers within a manager's time frame. That is the good news. Enforcement of the ADA standards does not insist on complete and immediate compliance. On the other hand, doing nothing or taking half-hearted, slipshod measures are an invitation to lawsuits and substantial penalties, damages, and costs. Barrier removal is a continuing obligation, and it is expected that a business will take steps to improve accessibility over time.
Execute against the plan. The standards require facilities to remove barriers to the extent that it is readily achievable. Many might think the term readily achievable means �to the extent it is convenient for me." This is simply not so. The 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design defines readily achievable as, "easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense." If it is not readily achievable to immediately remove a barrier, the business must remove barriers to the extent that it is readily achievable.
Managers should incorporate continuing barrier-removal obligations into both short-term and long-term business planning. Managers might consider incorporating previously identified and deferred barriers into their annual capital planning processes. A record of this process should be part of the accessibility compliance plan.
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A friend says she remembers coconut brittle from when she was small. It was her father's favorite. She says she cannot find a recipe anywhere for it. It did not have any nuts in it, only shaved (not grated) coconut. Does anybody know of this? I wonder if I could just make a peanut brittle without the peanuts and only use coconut (if I can get the darn shell off). Perhaps somebody remembers something like this. I am nervous about just making brittle and finding out it was more like a toffee consistency. I just thought somebody here might have heard of or remembered such a thing.
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I've seen it in combination with nuts in brittle. It might be wise to toast the coconut to make it really dry. I've removed coconut meat from the shell. It's no fun. Bob's Red Mill sells unsweetened dried coconut flakes, not shreds. Maybe you can locate it in a store close to you. Health food stores might sell packaged shaved coconut as well. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Coconut.
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Is this it? Coconut Brittle is a rich, toasty brittle recipe with loads of flavor from shredded coconut. If you thought brittles had to include peanuts or other nuts, you must try this coconut variation. It�s wonderful dipped in chocolate, eaten plain, or crushed and used on top of coconut cream pie or other desserts. Yield: 1 lb coconut brittle Ingredients: Preparation: 1. Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with aluminum foil and spraying the foil with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside for now. 3. Cook the candy without stirring until it reaches 240 degrees F (115 C) on the thermometer. Once at 240, add the unsweetened coconut and stir it into the candy. 4. Once the coconut is added, you will need to be very vigilant and stir the candy frequently to prevent it from burning. It will be thicker and more difficult to stir, and might clump around the thermometer. The coconut will start to darken and the whole candy will get browner and have a toasty aroma, but with frequent stirring it should not blacken or burn. 6. Once at 290, remove the pan from the heat immediately and stir in the vanilla extract and baking soda. As the baking soda is added the candy will start to loosen up and foam up. 7. Pour the candy onto the foil-lined baking sheet and use an offset spatula to spread it into a very, very thin layer. This candy is better the thinner it is, so try to get it as thin as possible. 8. Once it has started to set but is still flexible, carefully use your hands to pull it thinner, as you would stretch peanut brittle. 9. Allow the Coconut Brittle to cool completely. Once cool, break it into small chunks. If you want, you can smear chocolate on the brittle before breaking it, or dip individual pieces in chocolate. 10.Coconut Brittle can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two weeks. |
Here is a link that might be useful: coconut brittle
- Posted by claire_de_luna (My Page) on Mon, Dec 12, 11 at 13:54
Oh THANK YOU Shaun! I have a friend who Loves coconut (as I do), and am happy to have something like this to fall back on. Sherry, I am so glad you asked! |
You're welcome, I just googled it, haven't made it myself. But if it turns out yummy, you can call it Shaun's Coconut Brittle. hahaha!! |
Thanks Shaun. I googled it also and came up with nothing. Maybe Google doesn't like me either. Anyway, I will try that one this week. Sherry |
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PORTLAND, Maine A regulatory committee says the Gulf of Maine shrimp population is in such poor shape that the upcoming shrimp-fishing season should be called off this winter.
In its 2012 assessment report, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commissions shrimp technical committee is recommending that a fishing moratorium be enacted for the upcoming season. If a season is allowed to go forward, the committee says it shouldnt start until at least half of the shrimp have hatched their eggs, which typically happens around mid-February.
Ocean temperatures in the western Gulf of Maine shrimp habitat have been increasing in recent years and have reached or approached unprecedented highs in the past three years, the report reads. This suggests an increasingly inhospitable environment for northern shrimp and indicates the need for protecting spawning biomass.
The commissions shrimp-regulating panel, which includes representatives from Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, is scheduled to meet today in Portland and decide what the season should look like or whether to even have one. The panel sets the season and the target harvest based on scientific surveys of the highly variable shrimp population.
Theres likely to be a strong turnout of shrimp fishermen, processors and others who would be hurt if the season is shut down or cut back.
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IHave been trying to figure out how to set 2 adaptive points (AP) to control the position and diameter of a circle. Have tried setting a ref plane driven by circle dia param but justs results in overconstrain when flexed. Is it possible to a) lock the centre to an AP and lock redius to AP?
Is it possible also to lock a ref plane to an AP so that the AP drives it rather than the other way round?
Don't worry about locking to reference planes. Reference planes are necessary when working with reference points (the black dots), but not when working with adaptive points (AP) (the blue ones).
Thanks works OK now in the adaptive template with circle flexing. But cannot get both points to load adaptively. Have tried some geometry in a adaptive template and conceptual mass. In both an adaptive triangle works OK being fully adaptive. But the adaptive circle only snaps to 1 point with the other adaptive point "dead". Attached rfa with both working adaptive triangle also in the file. What am I missing?
It's not clear to me what you are trying to do, but at least your first question about a circle with two adaptve points works correctly as shown in my previous post.
What I hope can happen is that the circle will follow 2 paths (eg splines) with the adaptive points following those paths. Then create solid in the way you can with polygons arrayed along a path.
Sorry, I don't understand exactly what you are trying to do. If I read again your original question in this thread, I see that post # 2 is responding exactly to that question. What you say now is different from the original post.
Yes post 2 answers the question about how to get the adaptive points flexing the circle and yes I am now able to do this following your posted instructions. However I then want to progress this adaptive family hosted on some geometry so that the geometry then flexes it. What is happening is one adaptive point, either the centroid or circumfrence (depending whether labelled 1 or 2) is hosted OK but the second point will not snap onto a host. If I grab this point it moves without flexing the circle.
An example solid form will be cylindrical following a spline path with the variable circles arrayed along the centre path. A second spline path on the perimeter then flexes the circle diameters - a very fat snake of circular section that has just eaten an animal whole!
Ah, OK...let me see if I understand. Are you doing this with the Divide & Repeat command?
Or creating a form with several circles along a path? In that case, the circles don't need to be adaptive. You could control the radius of each crcle with simple parameters.
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Psalms 30:12 (King James Version)
To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.


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Removing stickers, labels, decals, glue, sap...
jeep1988 Posts: 40I have a plastic decal with an adhesive foam tape by ProMark on the back of it. It has my beloved Ohio State logo. I keep reading that taking these things off will be ok, but, is it realy ok to put one on yourself, and are there any tips, so, when it :confuse: wears off or I want to remove it, I will not damage the paint. Thanks.
kittytwist66 Posts: 1NOOOO!! I'm dying to find out how to get the half that didn't come off OFF for good. I called my Jeep dealer today to see if they carried those stickers. They said they are part of the whole visor which would run me $150! I have 11 months before my lease is up and I need to fix this. I don't think they will notice if that sticker is gone when I turn the car in but they will notice half a sticker. Help.
kw_carman Posts: 114I recently bought an '02 Civic from a young lady. I rec'd an excellent deal on the car, but the one thing I'm puzzled over is how to remove the Jesus fish on the back. Although I attend services, etc. I realized that I probably wasn't setting a good example w/ my driving habits.
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1racefan Posts: 932heat it up with a hair dryer, then stretch out a piece of fishing line (one end of the line in each of your hands, and pulled tight), then slide underneath the plaque. The residue can be removed with a rag that has a little WD40 sprayed on it. If the residue becomes hard to remove, reheat it, the residue then becomes easier to wipe off with the rag. When done, wax over the area.
swschrad Posts: 2,171lots of alternatives like the "ixnay" or the "cat" at http://www.evolvefish.com/fish/emblems.html... or if you mess up the Jesus-fish removal, you can hide it with another one
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moto2 Posts: 1Not sure how to remove them, but if anyone needs to know how to apply them, there is an article at http://www.modernimage.net/html/articles/car_graphics_application.html
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martel Posts: 3ok, this was asked a few times in this thread and I don't think it was answered. i am looking to purchase a 2003 black toyota tacoma.the truck is beautiful, paint seems to bee in nice condition- BUT it has really ugly decals on both sides.
I have seen how to remove them, but at this point what I want to know is what will the paint job look like removing decals from an older vehicle? Worse than the decal would be a darker black in the shape of said ugly decal.
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iverieli Posts: 2I have a 1992 BMW 525i and I wanted to debadge it. I wanted to take off the "525i" from the back of the car, but before I do so, I wanted to make sure I do it right without ruining the paint.
Can anyone give me some good advice on how to do this properly? I dont know how the BMW numbers are glued/pinned to the car, so I dont even know where to start. -
dahuber Posts: 53Something to consider before you do this is the age of your car. If you have the factory paint, it will be a lot lighter than what's behind the decal. I like to debadge too, but I've never tried it on a car older than a couple years.
Having said that, if the badge is raised, try the fishing line technique listed in the posts above. Run into resistance and you've got a pin to remove and a hole to fill. Good Luck! -
paseo Posts: 1i recently bought a 92 toyota paseo 2 dr coupe off a mate. It has a decal down the sides that take up most of the car.
The decals are stickers and they have been on for about two and a half years. The car is red. (the paint on the car is relatively good condition. after a cut and polish it looks great)what is the best way to successfully remove the decal. is it possible to take it off without leaving a mark.
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swcooper Posts: 2I have just bought a truck from the company I work for (2005 Dodge Ram 1500). It is white and on either front door there were stickers which I got off with few problems and removed all the adhesive as well. But, now where those stickers were on the doors you can still see the design in the paint. These stickers were only on there for just over a year, but more people buying there trucks have had the stickers on there much longer. Would a light rubbing compound take this out or will it be a more involved process? Thanks for any help at all anyone can give me!
bigfur Posts: 649I would try some finish cut compound and see if that takes it off. Anything more coarse then that i would have a professional handle if you are not familiar with it. If your not careful with a heavy compound you can burn right thru the clear coat and paint (learned that the hard way in the body shop a few years ago!)
swcooper Posts: 2Funny you replied with that message yesterday since I actually took my truck to a professional detailing shop and had it compounded and it didn't do squat. Even the guy there was really surprised that it did not take the images out. The next step is to have the doors wet sanded I guess and then buffed, but if that doesn't work I might just have to have them sanded a little more and re-shot. I'm not sure how long I will keep the truck but when I trade it in I'm sure no one wants our company logo in both front doors!lol. Thanks for the help though!
dheller Posts: 28Okay, I know it sounds really strange, but you know when you get that white residue on black plastic pieces from car wax, hard to get off, right ? Not so - try some peanut butter, yup, it really works.
I have wax all over on mine, and I had heard about this. It looked so bad, so I thought I would try it. It really does work. Take a small amount of peanut butter on your finger tip, and rub in a swirling motion into the plastic, cover it well, let it set for a bit, and wipe off with a clean rag. If you have a big dog, point him to it.
Seriously, this really works, and the black plastic looks like new. I hope it holds up, as it made a great deal of difference.


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In June, Nissan announced that Leaf owners could obtain a replacement battery pack for $5,500 upon trading in the old unit. While a boon to said owners, the automaker is losing blood on the deal every time a pack is sold.
Tag: subsidies
Should the United Auto Workers win the upcoming election to represent workers at Volkswagen's Chatanooga, Tenn. plant, the automaker may find itself shunned by state lawmakers as far as further subsidies are concerned.
Just a few short years after the Canadian and Ontario government bailed out General Motors and Chrysler, a familiar scenario is playing out along Highway 401. Chrysler is reported to be negotiating with both the Ontario and Canadian federal government regarding subsidies for their Windsor assembly plant that builds the Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country minivans.
While auto makers like Ford and Toyota have received government money recently, the size and scope of the subsidies are said to be unprecedented. And according to reports, Chrysler is threatening to leave if they don't get what they want. (Read More…)
Toyota announced Monday that as of 2017, the automaker will no longer manufacture any of their vehicles in Australia, driving in the final nail to the coffin containing the nation's local automotive industry following similar announcements by Holden and Ford.
A day before GM officially announced that the Astra production will be moved to Ellesmere Port, a move that is widely believed to seal the fate of Opel's Bochum plant, we said that the decision won't go down well in Germany, and that it will be very tough working with a doomed workforce. The workforce is already getting restive. (Read More…)
Ontario's 2012 budget was released this morning, and while the United States under the Obama administration seems intent on boosting subsidies for alternative fuel vehicles, including EVs, those in the Great White North's most populous province are able to see the writing on the wall with regards to EVs.
While U.S. Senators are wringing their hands and pounding their chests about EV know-how allegedly escaping to China, makers from other countries are doing business. The most recent EV entry is Honda. Honda will build an EV in China and sell it in China in 2012 "in limited quantities," its R&D chief Toshihiro Mibe told TTAC in Chengdu. The electric vehicle will undergo tests this year. When ready, the EV will be launched under the Honda brand. When asked, Honda spokesperson Natsuna Asanuma was convinced that the Honda EV will qualify for Chinese subsidies.
Mibe dismissed know-how issues: "An EV is much simpler than a regular car. The only difference is the battery and the electric motor." (Read More…)
The European Commission's competition authority has a problem:
The Commission had to launch a formal investigation into aid for a large investment project by BMW for the manufacturing of electric cars. The formal investigation will allow the Commission to gain an insight into the emerging market of electric cars, a market for which it has not examined regional investment aid before.
A subsidy is a subsidy is a subsidy, right? Apparently not…
Cracks continued to in the ethanol industry's once-impregnable political vanguard, as the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Senate has voted to roll back the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) as well as import tariffs on foreign-produced ethanol. This rollback of multi-billion-dollar ethanol credits failed earlier in the week, when the Detroit News reports automakers came out in opposition of a bill that would have required that 95% of all cars built in the US be capable of running 85% ethanol by 2017. The Senate did fail to pass a repeal of a government ethanol blending mandate that underpins the VEETC, however, and funding is moving forward for ethanol blending pumps. Still, the Senate's repeal of VEETC alone means taxpayers could save over $5b per year on subsidies, and as one expert puts it
"Looks like we're going to be relying on the biofuels mandates to make sure blenders use biofuels, rather than bribing them to use it with $6 billion," [Bruce Babcock, professor of economics and the director of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University] said.
In fact, Babcock thinks killing the subsidy could help ethanol because it would come out from the stigma of being a subsidized industry. And removing the subsidy may strengthen support for the mandate, and the tariff on imports.
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Best Point and Shoot Camera to Buy 2014
When picking out a point and shoot camera, determining the best point and shoot camera to buy really comes down to a matter of personal preference. These days, they're all quite similar until you get into the really expensive, semi-professional models.
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As there are so many different brands and models to choose from, it can be difficult to narrow down what you need or want. We'll be looking mostly at cameras in the $100 to $300 range, but we'll save room for something for the pros out there too.
Best Waterproof Point and Shoot Camera for the Money
This Olympus TG-820 Shock/Water/Freeze-Proof Camera is perfect for the type of people who don't want to have to take perfect care of their camera at all times, but also don't want to worry about damaging it. This camera isn't fragile, to say the least.
You can leave it out in the rain, you can drop it in water, you can take it with you into the icy winter wonderland's of Canada and the rest of the world, and it won't bat an eyelash. Of course, cameras don't have eyelashes, but it's just a figure of speech. This camera will take you all the way down to 33 feet underwater and hold up just fine.
It's designed to not only handle any conditions you throw at it, but it's also shock proof so you can mount it to a bike or a snowboard, or even the outside of your car to get some awesome driving shots. Not only is this point and shoot camera Tough, but it can take excellent photos, and at the end of that day that's what really matters.
Best Point and Shoot Camera Video Recorder
Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Digital Camera is a bit larger than the typical pocket size digital camera, that extra space is filled with excellence. The Canon will give you the look of a DSLR but the ease of use of a point and shoot.
For much less than you would expect to pay for a camera of this quality, you'll have the ability to not only take great snaps with this 16 megapixel camera but recording HD videos is only 1 button away. The 30x optical zoom is above average, and the wide angle lens is versatile enough for just about everyone.
Best Point and Shoot Camera for the Money
The Lumix SZ7 High Sensitivity Digital Camera from Panasonic is one of the best you'll find at this price point. Coming in well under $200, you're getting a lot of bang for your buck.
The high sensitivity MOS sensor ensures that the pictures you capture are as close to real life as possible. A full 3 inch LCD screen means you can inspect your photos properly, right away. One of the only cons with this camera is that you have to go into the menus to change modes, rather than having a dial on top, but that's really not the end of the world.
A nice feature is that there isn't a separate battery charge to deal with, great for when you're on the road. You simply plug in the whole camera itself to charge, so never worry about forgetting your charger again. This camera is SUPER fast at taking pictures, it starts up fast, the shutter is fast, and after a picture is taken you can move on to the next one in record time.
Best Digital Camera to Buy
Great things come in small packages, as evidenced by the 20.2 megapixel Sony DSC-RX100 Exmor Digital Camera, one of the best cameras you'll find when it comes to pocket size point and shoot cameras. If you can afford it, it's the beset point and shoot camera to buy because, quite frankly, everything is on point.
It's a point and shoot camera with the professional in mind, there's too many features to completely list here but the highlights are; 20.2 MP picture, Carl Zeiss lens, high definition video capability and a 3 inch LCD display with true black and bright white. Wow, what a camera!
Final thoughts on choosing the best point and shoot camera to buy…
There's a lot to choose from, so pick your budget by deciding how much you want to spend, figure out which features are most important to you, and then find your dream camera so you can start taking inventory of life's funnest, most interesting, unexpected and precious moments!
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ABC News' Karen Travers reports: The White House will feature a splash of pink this weekend to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On Saturday morning pink ribbons, the symbol of the breast cancer awareness movement, will be hung on the columns outside the White House front doors and will remain there over the weekend. First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden held an event on Friday at the White House to bring attention to the challenges that some cancer patients face finding and maintaining health insurance. "In this country getting sick shouldn't mean going bankrupt," Mrs. Obama told a crowd of lawmakers and cancer survivors, "If you've already fought cancer you shouldn't also have to fight with insurance companies to get the coverage that you need at a price that you can afford." -Karen Travers
White House Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Test System and Methodology
We utilize a new approach to HDD and SSD storage testing for our Enterprise Test Bench, designed specifically to target long-term performance with a high level of granularity. Many testing methods record peak and average measurements during the test period. These average values give a basic understanding of performance, but fall short in providing the clearest view possible of I/O QoS (Quality of Service).
'Average' results do little to indicate performance variability experienced during actual deployment. The degree of variability is especially pertinent, as many applications can hang or lag as they wait for I/O requests to complete. This testing methodology illustrates performance variability, and includes average measurements, during the measurement window.
While under load, all storage solutions deliver variable levels of performance. While this fluctuation is normal, the degree of variability is what separates enterprise storage solutions from typical client-side hardware. Providing ongoing measurements from our workloads with one-second reporting intervals illustrates product differentiation in relation to I/O QoS. Scatter charts give readers a basic understanding of I/O latency distribution without directly observing numerous graphs.
Consistent latency is the goal of every storage solution, and measurements such as Maximum Latency only illuminate the single longest I/O received during testing. This can be misleading, as a single 'outlying I/O' can skew the view of an otherwise superb solution. Standard Deviation measurements consider latency distribution, but do not always effectively illustrate I/O distribution with enough granularity to provide a clear picture of system performance. We utilize high-granularity I/O latency charts to illuminate performance during our test runs.
Our testing regimen follows SNIA principles to ensure consistent, repeatable testing. We measure power consumption during precondition runs. This provides measurements in time-based fashion, with results every second, to illuminate the behavior of power consumption in steady state conditions. Power consumption can cost more over the life of the device than the initial acquisition price of the hardware itself, significantly affecting the TCO of the storage solution. We also present IOPS-to-Watts measurements to highlight efficiency.
Our test pool features SSDs of varying capacity, and it is important to bear this in mind when viewing results. The Toshiba PX02SM series features static performance specifications among its different capacity points. This should provide a fair representation of performance in comparison to the 400GB Seagate 1200. The first page of results will provide the 'key' to understanding and interpreting our new test methodology.


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When Jean-Paul Sartre asked Miles Davis why he didn't just marry Gréco, he replied that he loved her too much to make her unhappy.
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Well, after buying my first ccw on saturday, I carried it cc for the first time ever. It was loaded but not one in the chamber as I'm still getting use to it....although I'm carrying all day around the house with one chambered to help with building my comfort/confidence level. Loving this feeling of cc knowing I can now protect myself if the situation ever arises....and I hope it never does
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You are going about it the correct way, the comfort and confidence will come.
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Think about this for a minute, who is the perfect prospect for your business?
Personally I have always believed that your goal is to professionally get your business and products in front of as many people as you possibly can, because when it is all said it done, building a team is not really about a particular person, it is about who they know. That is why we have always taught to ask for referrals. If the timing is not right for a person AFTER THEY SEE THE ENTIRE STORY, we simply say, no problem, if you were going to do this business who would be the first person you would talk to?
Most people know people who have the work ethic, mindsets, and leadership abilities it takes to develop a network marketing organization, even if they personally don't process and or have know desire to develop them. Learning how to properly ask for referrals and teach this skill set to your team will take you along way in this industry over time.
With that said, the Great Art Williams said your perfect prospect is in their 30′s, married, has a family, owns a home and has not made it financially yet, but THEY WANT TO REAL BAD! I have never forgotten that quote from Art, and that is why in our direct mail training we teach people how to target these types of people.
The question I have for you, is where do these people hang out?
Do they have a business mentality?
When they happen to turn on the TV Set are they watching Lavern and Shirley or Shark Tank?
To find the perfect prospect you need to hang out where they hang out. One place you can find these people is at Small Business Expo's. Again, I believe that it should be your goal to PROFESSIONALLY get your business and product in front of as many people on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis as you can. However when given the chance to hang out where your perfect prospects are, you should take advantage of that. Another great place to hand out is infomercial seminars. When I was building my teams I always went to every TV Infomercial Seminar within driving distance. I always learned something from the presenters, but I also understood it was a great place to surround myself with entrepreneurial minded people. Of course I also made it a goal that nobody was going to leave the event until they had a $100 Bill Dropcard in their hand.
I just found a list of upcoming small business expo's you may want to check out through the remaining of this year and 2015. Here is the list:
Boston - October 2nd, 2014, Hynes Convention Center
LA - November 6th, 2014, California Market Center
Miami - January 15th, 2015, Miami Beach Convention Center
Philadelphia – March 19th, 2015, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Chicago - April 9th, 2015, Navy Pier
Dallas – May 14th, 2015, Dallas Convention Center
NYC – June 4th, 2015, Jacob Javits Center
Seattle – July 16th, 2015, Washington State Convention Center
San Francisco – Sept. 17th, 2015, Fort Mason
Boston – October 8th, 2015, Hynes Convention Center
LA – November 5th, 2015, California Market Center
Atlanta – December 10th, 2015, Atlanta Convention Center
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"Time management is the Best Kept Secret of the Rich"
Jim Rohn
Every time I consult with a leader or mlm corporate VP I try to stress the same point. "Repetition is the key to learning".
I am shocked at the number of intelligent, successful people who don't really grasp this universal truth.
In today's "do everything online" marketing world, it seems that many personal & business development truths of the past are being forgotten.
Methods consistently change, however personal development and business laws never do. They are the same today as they were 30+ years ago when I started and they will be the same 30 years from now. Truth is Truth!
That is why classic books like Think and Grow Rich are as true today as they were decades ago when first published.
Repetition always has been and always will be the key to internalization and learning.
Companies and leadership groups that want to do all their training with webinars (that aren't recorded) or through back office audio files all have the same argument.
"They can listen over and over anytime they want"
They don't understand that this is just as much a time management issue for their people as it is an internalization issue.
Every network marketing distributor's automobile should be a learning university on wheels!
When they are online they should be promoting their products or services.
Most distributors waste hours of valuable promotion time doing the wrong activities while fooling themselves into thinking they are building a business.
Hanging out in "MLM Training" Forums, On Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, and MySpace is NOT BUILDING A Business.
Yes, there is a place for these sites, and the right focused marketing activities will
create prospects, but just "hanging out" anywhere or on any website is not a good idea.
While I am on the subject, companies that do 2-3 opportunity calls a week don't get it either.
Those that are doing 2-3 a day are totally out of touch. YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOUR TEAM
Most companies have the misconception that the more training calls, and webinars we do
the better job we are doing at supporting our distributors.
This is 100% false!
The more you do the more confusion you create! Any training that is not systematic
and unified ultimately creates unproductive distributors anyway as we discuss in the
Why the Masses are Confused Booklet.
Regarding opportunity webinars/conference calls you need ONE Opportunity event a week . You must create a culture, where all team members build for that event each week, with the goal and expectation to have at least one guest on the call with them.
Other than one Opportunity Overview event each week you also need a recorded opportunity/webinar that distributors can access 24-7 and a recorded product/service testimony webinar or call.
Anything more than the above will only create a distraction for your team. I know, I know
"MLM Leaders" who enjoy being the center of attention, totally disagree with me on this idea.
You have to understand, there is no money in being Elvis! If you are the one that must be there on stage to make it happen, you have a problem!
Most people who read this understand exactly what I am trying to communicate, because their upline and or company conducts so many online events and conference calls (that they are expected to attend) they don't have time to build the business even if there were clear specific direction from all the training.
Ok back to my original thought.
Here is my point. Online back office training is good thing, but don't neglect providing training on audio CD or MP3 files.
Repetition is the key to learning and providing your training in audio format allows your people to maximize their learning and time by listening on their way to their job, or on their IPod while working out.
I had a consulting call a couple of days ago, with a client who had done 3-4 training calls with his team covering the same information. He said Dale, they just aren't getting it, I have even put it online for them to listen to.
My response, they aren't going to get it until you make it available on audio CD or MP3.
Repletion is the key to learning and people must be able to maximize their time and turn their automobiles into learning universities on wheels.
5 Time Management Tips
* Work from a To Do List
* Focus and master 1 business building skill set at a time. * Before you log onto the internet know exactly what you are going to do and allow a specific amount of time for each activity
*Always ask yourself, Will spending time with this activity help me reach my primary goal?
* Do the same business building activities, at the same time every week. Example: Sunday night 7-10 PM is follow up phone time, Saturday morning 8 -11 AM is online promotion
time, etc etc.
97% of the people who enter the network marketing industry can not escape the learning curve, and the other 3% will never duplicate their success. The proper focus and time management can drastically cut the time that it takes to develop the foundational knowledge that ultimately leads to success.
Time is the most valuable asset any of us have, rich, poor, or Average Joe, don't take a minute for granted!
Over 1,000 Members can't be wrong?
None of the companies listed in this most recent FTC Claim are direct sales or network
marketing companies. But as it relates to testimonies, make sure it is your own and it is
factual. Don't say my aunt in Kentucky lost xxx number of pounds on a public webinar,
conference call or live event. Make sure the testimony your giving is always your own .
The headline of this article said FTC Gets $34 Million from Weight Loss Scams, personally
my experience has been it is normally more like ..
(FTC Extorts 34 Million from Weight Loss Companies)
The FTC said it charged skin cream promoter L'Occitane, HCG Diet Direct, LeanSpa LLC and marketers of food additive Sensa with deceptive advertising.
cream the company says helps users obtain slim bodies "but had no science to back up that claim," the FTC said.
HCG Diet Direct markets a human hormone as a weight loss program. The FTC said it was "touted by hucksters for more than half a century as a weight-loss treatment."
Marketers of Sensa "exhorted consumers to 'sprinkle, eat and lose weight," claiming the food additive would help dieters, the FTC said. The bulk of the settlement, $26.5 million, would be paid by Sensa. L'Occitane Inc. was fined $450,000, while LeanSpa in what was called a partial settlement, had agreed to surrender $7.3 million in assets A settlement with HCG Diet Direct was suspended, the FTC said, "due to their inability to pay."
The FTC said it would make the $26.5 million Sensa penalty available to compensate Sensa customers.
I don't feel there is a better marketing to be involved with in network marketing than weight loss. However, a great product alone, will not guaranteed your success. You also need to make sure your company and distributors are not providing documentation or testimonies that can be a red flag for regulators! A company with a hot weight loss product and ownership and field leadership who want to do it right is always a recipe for success in network marketing!
I have been doing some keyword research this morning, and just had take a break and share this with you guys. I am in the process of scaling my business way down to focus more on seminars and consulting and 6 other business models instead of dozen or so we are currently involved in. A few years ago I remember my pastor saying in a sermon that you should pray that God will give you "Creative Ideas". I remember thinking at the time, that is the last thing I need. Ideas are not the issue, it is the time to implement the ideas. I know many of you can relate to what I am saying. Some of the best advice I have ever heard is "You have to say NO to a lot of good ideas, so you have TIME for the Great Ones".
Anyway, part of my scaling down includes selling off many of my niche websites and domain names. One domain I own is GetRichBook.net. My intentions were to have a website built that offer my book, How to Get Rich Without a College Education. Unfortunately this has been on my "To Do List" with hundreds of other projects for over a year. So I decided to go ahead and sell the domain name, but before I do, I thought it would be smart to do a little keyword research.
My results were disturbing, but just verified what entrepreneurs like you, already know but most of the population miss …
"Formal education will make you a living, but if you become "self educated" you can create a fortune"
Jim Rohn
* GET RICH is a very popular search term online with 550,000 searches in the United States alone!
* GET RICH BOOK Yes, people want to get rich, but based upon the number of the searches the last thing they want to do is read a book to learn from someone who has already done it. Only 22,000 monthly US searches for this term.
In reality people would rather learn HOW TO WIN THE LOTTERY with 10 times more people (246,000) searching for this term every month than GET RICH BOOK.
And if they don't win the lottery they would settle for finding a MAGIC LAMP with 3 wishes in an antiques store, evident by the 74,000 online searches for this term every month!
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Jean-Michel Byron (born Jean-Michel Byron DuPlessis on 13 October) is a South African born rock vocalist and lyricist, perhaps best known internationally as the lead vocalist for Los Angeles rock band Toto for their first Greatest Hits album, Past to Present,[1] as well as the band's Greatest Hits Live...and More project. Originally from East London, South Africa, he attended high (senior secondary) school at John Bissicker High School in a former Coloured area. He sang at high school concerts and community shows.
Byron joined Toto for their "Past to Present" album, a Greatest Hits release that contained four new tracks: "Love Has the Power", "Animal", "Can You Hear What I'm Saying" and "Out of Love." During the "Past to Present" tour in 1990, Byron and the band began to clash. His on-stage antics and rumored diva-like behavior irked both band and fans alike, and Byron was quickly relegated to the role of "backing vocalist" by the band before being dismissed.
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After walking through the campanile and down the Hill in May, Wilson plans to take a summer road trip, then pursue a master's degree and help coach track and field.
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Volvo Construction Equipment (originally Munktells, Bolinder-Munktell, Volvo BM) is a subsidiary and business area of AB Volvo. Volvo Construction Equipment develops, manufactures and markets equipment for the construction and related industries.
Volvo CE's product leaders in many world markets include a comprehensive range of wheel loaders, wheeled and crawler hydraulic excavators (aka diggers), articulated haulers (aka dumpers), motor graders, backhoe loaders, skid steer loaders, as well as mini and compact excavators, skid steers, and pipelayers, demolition equipment, waste handlers and scraper haulers. Volvo Construction Equipment has production facilities in Sweden, France, Germany, China, Brazil, Mexico, South Korea, India, and Poland. With the purchase of the road division of Ingersoll Rand, Volvo acquired a Road Construction facility in Pennsylvania, their only presence in the United States. The company offers worldwide service and spare-part distribution as well as a wide range of attachments.
Volvo Construction Equipment mainly distributes its machines through independent dealers and, in parallel with their rental program, to customers in more than 200 countries. Principal Volvo products for the rental centers include the company's comprehensive line of compact excavators, skid steers, and backhoe loaders.
The corporation's equipment rental arm, Volvo Rents, began its equipment franchising initiative in 2001. The company now has nearly 90 equipment rental centers—mostly in North America—and continues to expand its operations in Europe with rental centers in Portugal and Spain. As part of the Volvo acquisition of Ingersoll Rand road machinery, approximately 30 former "Ingersoll Rand Equipment Stores" have been transitioned to "Volvo Construction Equipment & Services" locations that will sell, rent and support road machinery, compact equipment, and material handling products, such as milling equipment, pavers, compactors, tack distributors, road wideners and material transfer vehicles. In 2008, Volvo formed "Volvo Construction Equipment & Services California," from the IRES and recently acquired "Mathews Machinery" locations based in California.
The company was founded in 1832. In 1932 the decision was to merge the two companies Bolinders and Munktells. So, exactly one-hundred years after Johan Theofron Munktell's start in Eskilstuna, Sweden, Bolinder moves to Eskilstuna and both companies merge under the name AB Bolinder-Munktell. In 1950, AB Volvo bought the machine manufacturer Bolinder-Munktell (BM). In 1973, the company name was changed to Volvo BM AB. During the 1980s and 1990s, a number of American, European and Asian construction equipment manufacturers were purchased. In 1995, the name was changed to Volvo Construction Equipment. Up until 1985 Volvo BM also produced tractors and other agricultural machines; the tractor manufacturing division was sold to Valmet in 1985.
For more information see the Volvo Construction Equipment global history site: http://www.volvo.com/constructionequipment/corporate/en-gb/AboutUs/history/introduction.htm
In February 2007, Volvo announced it had agreed to buy the road construction equipment division of Ingersoll-Rand for $1.3 billion in cash to re-enter the Road Construction market.[1]
The unit manufactures and sells asphalt paving equipment, compaction equipment, milling machines and construction-related material handling equipment and generated net revenues of approximately $850 million for 2006. The sale includes manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania, Germany, China and India, as well as 20 distribution and service facilities in the U.S. The business employs approximately 2,000 people worldwide.
On December 11, 2009, Volvo announced that it would close its manufacturing facility in Asheville, NC on or before March 31, 2010; resulting in the loss of 228 jobs, and the lack of any construction equipment facilities in the United States outside of Road Machinery. The products built at the Asheville Plant, including wheel loaders and crawler excavators, were transferred to Volvo manufacturing facilities in South Korea and Sweden.
On January 13, 2010, Volvo announced that it would invest 65 million SEK to begin producing crawler excavators in Brazil, taking advantage of government run, low financing options for products built in country.
Beginning in 2010, Volvo announced its new focus entitled "Fit for the Future". Key initiatives include focusing growth and expansion in the "BRIC" countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China). The new focus is set to run through 2012.
On March 15 2011, Volvo announced that over the next couple of years, Volvo CE plans to spend 100 million USD in its Shippensburg, PA, USA manufacturing facility and start production of Volvo wheel loaders, excavators and articulated haulers in North America. Also, the Volvo CE North American sales headquarters and Volvo Rents will relocate from Asheville, NC to Shippensburg, PA by 2014. A world class Customer and Demonstration Center will be built in Shippensburg. In addition, Volvo CE will put up a new office building on the campus to house its Regional Sales Headquarters, its Volvo Rents offices, and its Training Center. As of 2014, the Shippensburg, PA site employs over 700 employees representing nearly 20 nationalities working in operations, technology, sales and marketing, and customer support.[2]
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- Heavy equipment
- Euclid Trucks – dump trucks (company taken over by Volvo and later sold to Hitachi)
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